Oil-stove



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OIL STOVE.

No. 488,957. n Patented Dec. 27, 1892.

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OIL STOVE.

No. 488,957. Patented De0.27,1'892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. STINSON, OF CHELSEA, ASSIGNOR TO THE SAFETY OIL STOVE COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

OIL-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,957, dated December 27, 1892.

Application filed January 5, 1892. Serial No. 417,102. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: Short, flattened wick tubes E are secured to Be it known that I, CHARLES K. STINSON, of and project upwardly from this top plate.

Chelsea, in the county of Sufiolk and State of Instead of locating the wick raisers as here- Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and tofore within an enlargement of the wick useful Improvements in Oil-Stoves, of which tubes, above the dome, I mount them within the following, taken in connection with the the dome or tank, the spindle F projecting accompanying drawings, is a specification. through the end wall of the dome, with a ter- The object of this invention is to produce minal knob or buttonfiandrunninginwardly a simple, cheap and effective oilstove adapted parallel to the wick slot. The star wheels G to to general household use. on such spindle engage the wick and press it The features peculiar to my improved stove against the internal wall or depending flange embrace, a wick-raising device located within H extending downwardly at one edge of the the tank or base of the stove and having a wick slot, thus raising or lowering the wick depending flange cast integral with the top as desired. Afilling aperture, with perforated,

15 of the tank, for the wick to bear against; also, ventilating cover is represented atone corner flattened chimneys having lateral or edgewise of the top plate, in Fig. 1. openings closed by a movable door having Above the dome is a skeleton stand or rack transparent panes transmitting light from I, having short legs or feet resting on the top said openings; combined with an open frame of the dome, to which top the entire rack is se- 20 or end-support interposed between and concured by one or more bolts i. This rack has 7c nected to such chimneys and door; also such at one end an elongated loop J and at the opopen end-frameandadoormadeinto two laterposite end a protruding catch K, which parts ally-joined parts or plates with interposed engage with corresponding parts on the uptransparent panes, the hinge eyes being per frame of the stove to unite such frame to 25 formed one half in each plate so as to meet the rack and base or to make it readily deand embrace rigid pintles cast on the end tachable therefrom. frame; also the base or tank and the cone- The upper frame consists of the cone-plate frame. L, the front plate M and the top plate N, be-

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevatween and to which platesthe chimneys 0 30 tion of one of my improved stoves having two are firmly secured. The plate L has the chimneys. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section usual elongated cones L within which the through such stove. Fig. 3 is a like section, wick tubes rise and around which the bases in a plane at right angles to that of Fig. 2,-- of the chimney fit snugly. It has also a sinthe base being seen in side elevation. Fig. 4 gle, rigid, upright post to which the front 3 5 is a perspective view of the stand or rack on plate is firmly held by a single central screw 8 5 which the chimneys rest. Fig. 5 shows, dep. The top plate N is a skeleton, having tached, the several parts of the stove door, openings at the chimney tops with depending and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the front flanges fitting inside or outside of them. It frame to which the door is connected. Fig. 7 has also upwardly-projecting prongs 12, and

4.0 is a detail view. laterally projecting ribs or supports for the go A is the oil tank or base of the stove,prefkettles or articles being heated to rest upon. erably formedin two metalliccastings, thetop' The top and bottom plates of this upper fitted snugly upon and bolted firmly to the frame and the chimneys are all firmly united side walls by the screws or bolts B and subby a single central bolt Q,the foot of the 5 sequently soldered all around to make atight front plate entering, at a suitable point, into 9 5 joint. a recess in the bottom plate to prevent side- Projecting ears 0 constitute convenient Wise movement. handles for lifting the stove. The elevated The front of the stoveis peculiar. The up dome D is formed on the top plate, with elonright front plate M is an open or skeleton 5o gated slots through it for the wicks to rise in. casting having windows or enlarged aper- ICO tures m opening into the chimneys O at their edges, the sheet metal of which the chimneys are made being cut and turned back against the sides of the openings through the front plate to afi'ord full passage of the light from the burning wick. At top and bottom of these windows, inward turned horizontal flanges fit the curved edges of the chimneys, see Fig. 3. These openings m are closed by a swinging door R, suitably hinged to the end of the front plate and held by a permanent catch. The pintles S for these hinges, as well as the catch 8 for fastening the door, are shown as cast integral with the front plate M.

The door R is also of novel construction. It consists of two laterally-joined platesR R having openings through them corresponding to the windows m in the front plate and the openings in the chimney edges. Between these plates transparent panes T of mica or other suitable material are interposed, the three parts R R and T being held in proper relative position by the bolt and nut U. The eyes V of the door-hinges are formed by projections on the end of the door-plates R R with a semi-circular recess in each projection. These are brought together laterally to form vertical, circular eyes surrounding the rigid pintles S on the end of the upright stove-plate M, th us avoiding the expense of drilling them and making it impossible for the door to become detached without loosening or removing the bolt U. The free edge of the door has a rigid latch engaging the catch 3. The rear edge of the cone-plate L has a projecting tongue W which enters the elongated loop J of the intermediate rack or stand I, while the front of said plate is provided with a swinging latch Z pivoted in bearings in the edge of the cone plate and havinga lipz adapted to engage with the catch K protruding from the rack or stand I. This swinginglatch has a projecting part, as a lifter, to disengage it from the catch K; such lifter serving by its gravity to hold the parts normally engaged. When the latch is lifted by the operator the front part of the upper frame may be raised and the entire top of the stove detached from the base by withdrawing the tongue W from the loop J. The reverse movements again engage the parts.

The ready detachment of the top from the base is advantageous when it is necessary to trim the wicks, but is not necessary when lighting them, since by merely opening the door It a lighted match can be brought into contact with them,and the subsequent condition of the flame may be readily observed and regulated.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an oil stove, the tank A with its top or dome D, exterior wick tube E and internal flange or wall H, integral with said top, in combination with the wick-raising device F G mounted within the dome and adapted to press the wick up or down against said flange or wall, substantially as set forth.

2. In an oil stove, the cone-plate and topplate, with vertical chimneys having edgewise openings, in combination with the front plate having corresponding openings, and

with a door hinged on said front plate, provided with transparent panes, and adapted to close the windows or openings through said front plate, and transmit light through them, substantially as set forth.

3. In an oil stove, the cone-plate and top plate, with vertical chimneys having edgewise openings, and the front plate having corresponding openings and rigid pintles for the door hinges, in combination with the door, formed in two laterally-joined parts with panes of transparent material held between them, and with the hinge-eyes formed by semi-circular recesses in lateral projections on such joined parts, arranged to surround and inclose said rigid pintles, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 6th day of November, A. D. 1891.

CHARLES K. STINSON.

Witnesses:

A. H. SPENCER, ELIHU E. LooMIs. 

